Do Laboratory Findings on Test Expectancy Generalize to Classroom Outcomes?.

Lundeberg, Mary A.; Fox, Paul W.

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Publication Date: 1991

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Do Laboratory Findings on Test Expectancy Generalize to Classroom Outcomes?

Lundeberg, Mary A.; Fox, Paul W.

Review of Educational Research, v61 n1 p94-106 Spr 1991

A meta-analysis was conducted of 107 classroom and laboratory studies concerning the effects of expecting a recall, recognition, essay, multiple-choice, or true-false test on students' subsequent achievement. Laboratory studies did not generalize well to classrooms. In classroom studies, subjects performed better when they knew which test type to expect. (SLD)

Descriptors: Classroom Research, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Generalizability Theory, Laboratory Experiments, Literature Reviews, Meta Analysis, Outcomes of Education, Test Content, Test Format, Test Items, Theory Practice Relationship

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Language: English

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